February 22, 2009

Last week I was lucky enough to be a "Guinea Pig" for a sweet gal who makes the best handstamped jewelry EVER! I know there are many out there now but let me tell you, she offers so many DIFFERENT designs to choose from........ like this Bangle Trio:

Which is why I haven't posted very often here or over there at A Day A Weigh. I promise that I will though......... I promise to get over there tomy diet blog this weekend and post a little somethin' somthin' that will lighten you spirits and set your soul free........... okay, maybe I'm being a tad bit dramatic on the soul part but you get my drift right?

I'm also needing like ca-ray-zee to post my son Kavin's birthday post.......... I'm just a little late on it......... sorry Boo Boo! I love you lots.......... I just suck at using time wisely and I really wanted to find your sweet baby pictures, now that I learned how to scan them. Wait till you see his precious red hair..... oh, bestill my heart!

So, it's 4:10 am........ I just put the baby back to bed and I'm off as well. Back to the warmth that is Darren........ I was just thinking that maybe, just maybe if we women stopped shaving and started growing hair like men...... we could become the heater in the bed. That man is warm......... no kidding, he's like a wood burning stove even when it's -256 degrees out.

It's got to be the hair.......... don't you think? (Not on the top of his head........ everywhere else..... thought I needed to clarify that point).

February 16, 2009

Please take a moment to visit this blog and get to know this couple who just lost their sweet baby Cora Paige. As a mother, I feel such a deep sadness for them and just can't imagine the emptiness they feel in their hearts every second of their days.

Some of us on Etsy have gotten together to donate some items to help raise some money for her Mom and Dad to construct a playground in her memory for the church that they attend.

Their faith in God and the fact that Cora Paige is now with Jesus is evident in their words. I pray that they can find peace one day.

Please visit by clicking on the pink button to your right. You'll love everything you see........ I promise!

February 07, 2009

Just a few years ago, the housing market was skyrocketing in Florida. Everyone, and I mean everyone was building a new home. Darren was a Project Manager at the largest new home construction companyin Jacksonville and was so busy that sometimes he couldn't tell which end was up. He flourished to tell you the truth. The quality of his homes and the time line to which they were completed were amazing........... no surprise to me as I know the person he is and the standards to which he expects from himself and others.

He could feel it coming. He told me it was just a matter of time and .......... he was right. He came home from work and didn't tell me he was laid off until later that night when we went to bed. He was given a check that equaled two months salary & the vacation pay he was owed and sent home. The tobacco came back out and he was off and running........ a month passed and he found another good job. One year later...... he was getting that feeling again and rather than wait to get his notice..... he struck out and found a job on the military base as a painter. It's a temporary position that only last six months but the norm was that before the six month end........... most get hired on during that time as permanent. It hasn't happened. We're not sure it will.

He hasn't sat by being idle by any means........ that man stays on the computer every day and applies for jobs all night long. There's just NOTHING out there and tons of others applying as well. What are we to do?

It's been slightly stressful around here lately, understandably so. Every single second of overtime he can work... he does and has put it away for just in case.

Just in case happened last week when....

........ the refrigerator broke. Then the washer, DVD player & the water pump thingy in my car. Yes, all went kaput within a week.

I thought my husband would go kaput too......... just a few times mind you.

So, if anyone out there has any connections ............ I'LL BE FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT AND WILL DIG THE DIRT OUT FROM YOUR TOENAILS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE........... or would like to join my pity party......... you're welcome to comment.

February 01, 2009

My girl the designer.... she will either be a fashion designer, food designer or a window display designer in New York City. Let me show you a smidgen of what she does allllllll daaaayyyyy loooonnnnngggg!

This is her Cinderella night light. Notice the ever fashionable porcelin tea cup she wears upon her head and the layering of "jewels" she wears around her neck.

Her one-armed pink robot is wearing an ice-cream cone that is adorned with a bow & blue pony tail holder.

The horse on the left has a bracelet and another blue ponytail holder. Her tiger is all jacked up..... it has two pink bows, a blue pony tail clunky thing and her poofy hair thing from last years dance recital. The kitten in the lower right hand corner has a birthday bracelet and a gold crochet pony tail holder my Mom made. No display is complete without a security guard or three...... thanks to the gorilla, Woody and Zurg. Don't forget the audience either........ there are several well wishers in the drawer below.

This was on her bed. Three pecfectly arranged place settings. Each plate was set upon a book with a snack & utensil.